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Albanese urged to ditch Howard-era native forest logging exemptions

admin — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 20:00:51 +0000

Exclusive: Independent MPs and Lidia Thorpe tell PM that environment law reforms under negotiation must remove exemptions for native forest logging

‘Even the breeze was hot’: how incarcerated people survive extreme heat in prison

admin — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 19:00:48 +0000

The Marshall Project and the Prison Journalism Project asked incarcerated reporters to document the impact of extreme heat on their facilities. Their stories reveal the brutal reality

After a summer of record-breaking temperatures, scientists predict that 2024 could end up being the hottest year on record. For people in US prisons and jails – who often lack access to even the most basic cooling measures – conditions behind bars exacerbate the risks of dangerously high temperatures.

No more sticking-plaster solutions: Britain’s green agenda is on solid ground | Joss Garman

admin — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 18:00:46 +0000

Showing climate delivery can be done effectively and fairly would be an extraordinary climate legacy for Keir Starmer

Heavy rain triggers landslides and floods in northern Japan

admin — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 13:45:22 +0000

One person dead and several missing after deluge in Noto, still recovering from 1 January earthquake

Heavy rain pounded Japan’s north-central Noto region, triggering landslides and floods and leaving one person dead and several missing, officials have said.

The deluges caused swollen rivers to overflow, flooding homes and leaving some people stranded in a region still recovering from the deadly 1 January earthquake.

UK public washing their clothes too often, says major laundry brand

admin — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 11:07:44 +0000

Ecover, backed by activist model Lily Cole, calls for fewer washes to reduce microplastics and other sources of water pollution

A company that sells cleaning products is giving customers some surprising advice: wash your clothes less.

Ecover is calling for a change in our laundry habits after research found people felt under societal pressure to wash their clothes more frequently, and were unaware that this could damage the environment.

Is Labour on track to meet its promises on the environment?

admin — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 06:00:32 +0000

Though the party has plenty to celebrate at its first conference in power for 15 years, there is much work to do to on net zero

When Keir Starmer arrives in Liverpool this weekend promising an upbeat tone to Labour’s first conference in power for 15 years, he will boast of his party’s strong start to its first 82 days in government.

Gold rush: harvest moon rises to meet canola season in Riverina – in pictures

admin — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 04:00:30 +0000

Guardian Australia’s photographer-at-large Mike Bowers captures a burst of yellow on NSW’s south-west slopes

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Rare polar bear shot dead by police in Iceland after being thought a threat

admin — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:45:08 +0000

Environment agency advised that the animal posed a danger to elderly woman in remote summer house in Westfjords

A rare polar bear that was spotted in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat, authorities have said.

The bear was killed in the north-west tip of the country after police consulted the national environment agency, which declined to have the animal relocated, according to the Westfjords police chief, Helgi Jensson.

Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to restart to power Microsoft AI operations

admin — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:59:21 +0000

Pennsylvania plant was site of most serious nuclear meltdown and radiation leak in US history in 1979

A nuclear reactor at the notorious Three Mile Island site in Pennsylvania is to be activated for the first time in five years after its owners, Constellation Energy, struck a deal to provide power to Microsoft’s proliferating artificial intelligence operations.

Greenpeace activists who scaled Sunak’s roof cleared by judge

admin — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:01:47 +0000

Four protesters against North Sea oil and gas licences have charges of criminal damage thrown out

Four Greenpeace activists who staged a “no new oil” protest on the roof of Rishi Sunak’s North Yorkshire manor house have had charges of criminal damage thrown out.

The activists said “justice and common sense” had prevailed after a judge on Friday ruled the evidence against them was “tenuous” and they had no case to answer.